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Litwak, Eugene; Kulis, Steve – 1980
This paper discusses how networks of elderly people change with stages of disability. Senior citizens in 80 nursing homes (40 in New York and 40 in Florida) were interviewed. The authors examine how spouses, relatives, neighbors, friends, and acquaintances help out when the elderly are robust, how these patterns of help change when the elderly…
Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Aging (Individuals), Change, Gerontology
Cimler, Edward R. – 1977
This is a summary of the results of the third year (1975-76) of a projected eight year longitudinal study of the Child Development Centers Program (CDCP) in Seattle, Washington. The purpose is stated as the provision of social services to students aged four through twelve, and the program is currently in place in thirteen elementary schools.…
Descriptors: Achievement Gains, Attendance, Child Development Centers, Disadvantaged Youth
Community Service Society of New York, NY. – 1981
This report describes the effects that President Reaqan's proposed budget cuts will have on New York City. The report lists each affected program, the proposed cuts, Senate action, the House Budget Committee recommendation, and the impact on New York City. Areas covered by the program cuts reviewed include: (1) employment; (2) income security; (3)…
Descriptors: Budgets, Community Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Employment Programs
Download full textFiene, Richard – 1981
This discussion draft of a conceptual framework for monitoring children's services was prepared by Peat, Marwick and Co. for the Children's Services Monitoring Transfer Consortium (CFMCS), an organization spanning five states: California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Texas, and West Virginia. The primary purpose of this conceptual framework was to…
Descriptors: Compliance (Legal), Day Care, Delivery Systems, Evaluation Criteria
Comptroller General of the U.S., Washington, DC. – 1980
The results of a reivew by the United States General Accounting Office (GAO), this paper examines the Title XX Program of the Social Security Act and makes suggestions for its improvement. The Title XX Program provides funds to states to enable them to tailor social services programs to fit the needs of local communities. Such services are…
Descriptors: Adult Day Care, Community Services, Contracts, Federal Programs
Neely, Margery A.; And Others – 1981
These three papers describe a cooperative outreach program designed to counsel older rural residents about available community services through use of a door-to-door information effort. The packaging and delivery of the training conference for the outreach workers involved in the outreach project are described in the paper highlighting the work of…
Descriptors: Adult Counseling, Community Health Services, Cooperative Programs, Delivery Systems
World Health Organization, Geneva (Switzerland). – 1977
This report of a World Health Organization Expert Committee discusses the importance of ensuring healthy psychosocial development and the prevention and treatment of mental health problems in children and stresses the inadequacy of existing services in most countries. The first section reviews the current world situation in child mental health,…
Descriptors: Child Development, Child Psychology, Children, Foreign Countries
Smith, Bertha, Comp. – 1978
Lists of foundations can aid the user in securing funding sources for projects in the areas of health, education, community development and/or social services. The user is cautioned that grantsmanship is a competitive process; grants application procedures vary from one foundation to another. In the absence of any specific guidelines, important…
Descriptors: American Indian Education, American Indians, Community Development, Directories
Wagner, Marsden – 1978
This document describes Denmark's 10-year (1965-75) program of cost-effective provision of social services to crisis families with children under the Danish 1964 Child and Youth Welfare Act. The program, voluntary and open to all families, provided preventive psychosocial services for children based on a family support system. The background to…
Descriptors: Cost Effectiveness, Crisis Intervention, Family Programs, Innovation
Mertens, Donna M., Ed.; Perritt, Lea J., Ed. – 1978
Nine workshops delivered by the Appalachian Education Satellite Project (AESP) during the fall of 1977 were evaluated by participants. Attended by 2081 participants from a variety of occupations at 36 AESP sites in 13 Appalachian states, these workshops included live, interactive seminars, distribution of related printed materials, and completion…
Descriptors: Child Abuse, Communications Satellites, Gifted, Information Dissemination
Fowler, Gary L.; Rappaport, Jeff – 1979
Congressional mandate in 1975 directed that the Appalachian Regional Commission conduct a study on (1) the status of Appalachian migrants living in the destinations to which they had moved; (2) current migration patterns and implications; and (3) past and potential impact of Commission programs on outmigration and welfare of Appalachian migrants.…
Descriptors: Demography, Income, Migrant Employment, Migrants
Jones, Phillip E.; Retish, Paul M. – 1979
The results of two class surveys of students in a course addressing racism and discrimination in educational and social service systems are analyzed. The course objective was to help students develop the personal insight and analytical skills needed to synthesize information on human rights issues. The study indicated that the students were not…
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Civil Liberties, Civil Rights, Cultural Differences
Agbayani, Amefil – 1979
This study identifies the problems and needs of recent immigrants to Hawaii, identifies those factors that hinder the effective delivery of Federally funded health, educational, and social services to immigrants, and recommends ways in which government agencies can meet immigrant needs in Hawaii. The study is based on a 1978 survey in which…
Descriptors: Bilingual Education, Cultural Differences, Delivery Systems, Education
Sorgen, Carol, Ed. – Alcohol Health and Research World, 1979
This quarterly publication, issued by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), contains articles dealing with family violence and alcohol abuse, children of alcoholic parents, training programs for counselors, and confidentiality of client records. The three articles on alcohol abuse suggest that: (1) there is a clear…
Descriptors: Alcoholism, Children, Confidentiality, Counselor Training
SHIFFMAN, BERNARD M. – 1967
OUR POPULATION HAS BEEN SHIFTING FROM RURAL TO URBAN CENTERS FOR SEVENTY YEARS, REFLECTED BY THE FACT THAT IN 1900, 78 PERCENT OF THE POPULATION LIVED IN RURAL AREAS, IN CONTRAST TO 33 PERCENT IN 1960. THESE STATISTICS REVEAL THAT ALL PEOPLE, AND ESPECIALLY RURAL YOUTH, MUST LEARN TO LIVE IN A CHANGING URBAN ENVIRONMENT. IT IS A MISTAKE TO…
Descriptors: Adjustment (to Environment), Churches, Cultural Background, Education
